The fifteen archetypes
Every result resolves to exactly one archetype. Four describe where you sit against your baseline — the life expectancy for your age, sex and country. Nine are named after the single factor costing you the most years. Two cover being behind for no single reason, or for too many.
Ahead of your baseline
Named for how far ahead you are.
- The CockroachStatistically difficult to kill.Eight or more years above the life expectancy for your age, sex and country.
- The OptimiserYou have read the studies. It shows.Between four and eight years above your baseline.
- The Quiet WinnerNo hacks. Just fewer mistakes.Between a year and a half and four years above your baseline.
On the line
Within a year and a half either way.
Behind, and named for the reason
Below your baseline, named after the one factor costing you the most years.
- The ChimneyYou already know.You are more than a year and a half below your baseline, and smoking is the single factor costing you the most years.
- The Gravity WellCarrying more than your share.You are more than a year and a half below your baseline, and weight is the single factor costing you the most years.
- The Warranty ClaimThe body has filed a complaint.You are more than a year and a half below your baseline, and a diagnosed condition is the single factor costing you the most years.
- The Slow PourIt adds up faster than you think.You are more than a year and a half below your baseline, and alcohol is the single factor costing you the most years.
- The GhostAlone is a risk factor.You are between a year and a half and nine years below your baseline, and isolation is the single factor costing you the most years.
- The CandleBoth ends. For years.You are between a year and a half and nine years below your baseline, and stress is the single factor costing you the most years.
- The InsomniacSleep is not optional.You are between a year and a half and nine years below your baseline, and sleep is the single factor costing you the most years.
- The SedentaryThe chair is winning.You are between a year and a half and nine years below your baseline, and inactivity is the single factor costing you the most years.
- The Beige DietEverything you eat is the same colour.You are between a year and a half and nine years below your baseline, and diet is the single factor costing you the most years.
Behind, without one culprit
When no single factor stands out — or when too many do.
- The ProcrastinatorNothing is wrong yet.More than a year and a half below your baseline, with no single habit to blame: the gap is spread across several small things.
- The SpeedrunnerYou are completing this in record time.Nine or more years below your baseline, with several factors stacked rather than one dominant cause.
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